Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 6AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 115 | 127 | 123 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 216 | 262 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:55PM1.65m | 11:30AM1.69m | 11:49PM1.61m | 12:21PM1.69m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM0.36m | 5:35PM0.45m | 5:54AM0.39m | 6:26PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 131 | 115 | 127 | 123 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 207 | 216 | 262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 28 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 63 | 97 | 85 | 100 | 157 | 216 | 169 | 20 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 276 | 301 | 280 | 172 | 171 | 160 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
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